1956 Duke Blue Devils football team
The 1956 Duke Blue Devils football team represented Duke University during the 1956 NCAA University Division football season.[2]
1956 Duke Blue Devils football | |
---|---|
Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 20 |
Record | 5–4–1 (4–1 ACC) |
Head coach |
|
MVP | Sidney Deloatch |
Captain | Buddy Bass |
Home stadium | Duke Stadium |
Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 19 Clemson $ | 4 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Duke | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Carolina | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Maryland | 2 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Carolina | 2 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
NC State | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wake Forest | 1 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 5 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Virginia | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rankings from AP Poll[1] |
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
September 22 | at South Carolina | No. 16 | L 0–7 | 25,000 | ||
September 25 | at Virginia | W 40–7 | 17,000 | |||
October 6 | No. 9 Tennessee* | L 20–33 | 22,000 | [3] | ||
October 13 | No. 19 SMU* |
| W 14–6 | 25,000 | ||
October 20 | vs. No. 16 Pittsburgh* | L 14–27 | 26,000 | |||
October 27 | NC State |
| W 42–0 | 12,000 | ||
November 3 | No. 2 Georgia Tech* |
| L 0–7 | 38,000 | ||
November 10 | No. 12 Navy* |
| T 7–7 | 25,000 | ||
November 17 | at Wake Forest | W 26–0 | 5,000–6,000 | [4][5] | ||
November 24 | at North Carolina | W 21–6 | 36,000 | |||
|
References
- "1956 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 16, 2013.
- "1956 Duke Blue Devils". College Football at Sports-Reference.com.
- "Tennessee routs Duke, 33–20". The News and Observer. October 7, 1956. Retrieved March 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Eight Fumbles Aid To Devils; Barnes Shines". Daily Press. Newport News, Virginia. Associated Press. November 18, 1956. p. 32. Retrieved June 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
- "Duke Routs Wake Forest, 26-0; Fumbles Are Costly". The Greenville News. Greenville, South Carolina. United Press. November 18, 1956. p. 28. Retrieved June 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.